Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-04-05 | Page 5 | Wild Gold Tales Lure Tenderfeet to Dire Distress

Wild Gold Tales Lure F Tenderfeet To Dire Distress S TUCSON Ariz April 5 1 JP- JP Thousands of easterners Dean G. G M. M Butler of the University of at Arizona college of ot mines said today today to to- day arc are flocking to Arizona lured by fantastic reports that gold can be picked up anywhere We ar are doing all in our power to discourage the indigents corn corn- to Arizona to work placer gold claims Dean Butler said The prevalent notion in the east cast is that gold can be picked up anywhere Recently a New York City paper carried a story telling persons persons' living there that they can make a living if they go west and pan gold They'll starve to dea death lh if if they try it There are probably persons persons per per- sons in Arizona who have been trying to make a living from placer gold mining this past year Many get absolutely nothing while others make from 25 to 50 cents a day We are getting an average of 20 letters a day from eastern people peo peo- pie planning to come to Arizona and prospect for gold Most of them have only sufficient funds to pay for the he trip hip